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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
A Trus sfBoom."
n II uo DVOLA'
New Orleans Times Democrat,

New Orleans Times Democrat,
The Dallas News rightly thinks that
Dallas is having the proper sort OF
"boom." Last year it's assessment was
S7,9O0,0O0; already it has been increased
by the board of equalizers to $13 100000.
Some 200 citizens, who are supposed to
have given an underestimate of their
property to the assessors, and to have
overlooked some of it, have been re-
quested to explain this oversight, and it
is thought that when the beard gets
through with the work the assessment OF
the city will reach $14 100000, against
$7,900,000, nearly doubling IN single
yesr.
One of the astonishing facts about
many of the "booms" now reported in
the country is that not outstanding the
alleged advance in the value Of property
there is no Improvement in the assess
ment. It is obvious in such case that
the alleged "bOom" is more or less bogus
and the world is not likely to be deceived
by it. The assessed values of town are
those apparent to the naked eye and
tangible; and If there is no Improvement
in assessments, its people may talk for
ever of the great advance in The value of
property without getting anyone TO be-
lieve them.
Dallas has gone about the matter in the
right way to prove that its claims of pros
perity and it's boom, of which we have
heard so much lately, are genuine. The
population it boosted of was wholly in
compatible with its assessments, but we
can now believe in it. Other towns
would do we'll to follow this example.
When property owners swear that the
real estate and personal property Of a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
a MATTER OF PRINCIPLE.


The brethren who believe that "prohi-
bition will prohibit" and who, therefore,
will support the amendment, are conduct
ing an admirably sagaclOus campaign in
the main. The leaders of that campaign
seem to have all their wits about them,
and up to this time have not committed
many mistakes. But there are times
when the discretion and good judgment
of the leaders are; measurably handicapped
by the Incorporate zeal,no to say the IN
reasoning prejudice, of some of their fol-
lowers and adherents. One grave, highly
impolitic blunder that is sometimes per-
petrated by prohibition zealots is to put
down every anti-Prohibitionist as an ally,
per Sc, of the liquor traffic and rum sell
lers-as men who oppose prohibition
simply and purely out of consideration
for the saloonIsts. This is gross Unjust
ice to thousands of citizens who are
ranged under the anti-prohibition banner.
In many instances these citizens are men
who do not drink, who never enter sa-
loon, and who have rather a deteststion
for the saloon and the liquor traffic. In
one sense they would not turn on their
heels to render even slight service to
the liquor traffic. But these citizens be-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

hibiting sweeping out dirt into the
streets. The shop keepers received q
weeks notice of this ordinance, and then
the police were put upon the watch. The
result was that 2S3 violators were swept
into the city courts to answer for mis-
placed sweepings and We're fined 50 for
their morning work. Cutters and streets
were not made for dirt receptacles and
the mayors of other towns may profit by
the example of Mayor Hewitt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

Unjust be very pleasant to bitter enc,
mics of the south to see the survivors OF
it's once great armies "fussing" as to why
they were defeated. Lee went to his
grave after a life of golden silence, and
history will write Lee down as the great
est man the war produced. The fellows
who went barefooted, and ate parched
corn and got licked, are now at work for
a living. It does them no good to be told
that they emily lost the fight through
somebody's incompetenCy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
A Correction.
Johnson City Echn.

The Fort Worth GAZETTE clssses the
Echo among the anti Prohibition papers.
Not much. Tue editor of the Echo has
spent too many years of life fighting the
demon OF drink to turn now, in his old
age, to fighting the battle of the liquor
dealers. No word of the Echo's shall
ever be uttered in defense Of the liquor
traffic, which we regard SIS the "sin of
sins, and crime of Crimes" an unfhixed
evil and an infinite waste.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
ABOUT NIB. CLETELAND.


All this talk of what Mr.. Cleveland
| said or did not say to certain gentlemen
concerning a reelection raises this ques-
ton: If he does not indicate a desire to
be regarded as out of the race before the
national convention meets, and that con-
vention should nominate him, would he,
as man loyal to his party and the re-
cipient of its highest honors, be justified
in declining? Such decIination would be
regarded as an expression of his doubt of
success, and do his party gTievous injury.
While it may be generally agreed that no
man ought to decline an honor in
advance of It's tender, in this case
it would seem to be Mr.. Cleveland's
duty to scquaint his party IN some way
with his resolve to retire from public life,
if such resolve he has reached. No
man need be told the depressing effect
on party fortunes to have it's highest gift
declined and by the man in Office,
and if Mr.. Cleveland has deter
mined upon a retirement at the expi-
ration of his first term, now is the time for
the Democracy Of the country to be made
acquainted with the fact. If Mr.. Cleve-
land does not suthoritatively give out
such declaration his acceptance of re-
nomination may be regarded as foregone
conclusion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
Kioters Fourld Chilly.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, April 26.-At II
O'Clock to-day after deliberating little
over one hour the Jury in the BayvieW
riot case brought in g verdict of guilty
against James SkrcpypOzynoski, John
Dolan, Stephen Raj 20 and John O'Dai
for participating in me riots last May,
Sentence was not pronounced, Judge
Sloan adjourning cou TT out of respect ta
the memory of Alexander Mitchell.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
100 Doses One Dollar

town are worth only s7,9OO.OOO and re
fuse to pay taxes on more, it is d ff1cult
for Them to persuade outsiders that its
true value is twenty odd millions. Not
until they believe in these values them
selves can they expect to convince others
of them; and to put up the price of prop
erty without putting up assessments is
an abSurdity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
Farmers in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Record.

Without the fear of Henry George be-
fore them the farmers are getting ready
to put in another corn crop. By the
time the corn shall be ripe, Mr.. George IS
ideas about the ownership of land will be
something moldy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

WHEN the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific trains are running through West
Texas, that section will feel an impulse
that will carry it far beyond drouth sui,
feriDg. And the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific isn't the only road that is
looking for a route through West Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

FORT WORTH will go forward. The
result of the two meetings held yesterday
afternoon at the courthouse and city hall
demonstrate this. All things work to-
gether for good to them that serve the
Lord, and are called according to His
purpose. The city fathers did well at the
CITY hall and the citizens did well at the
courthouse.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

WRITERS have recently been endeavor-
inc to find a reason for the objections
working girls have to enter domestic
service. a plausible one might be found
in the fact, that naturally they object to
being outraged and murdered, q fate
almost peculiar to that class at this time
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

The City Council did itself credit in
electing W. P. Thomas waterworks in
spector. His election was tribute to
fidelity. to public trust, and the Council
honored Itself in recognizing the deserts
of faithful official.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
SPORTING.
Fight between Light Weights.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Jack Hopper of
this city and Mike Gushing of New Jer-
sey, light weights, fought twenty-five
rounds up the Hudson river, at daybreak
this morning, in one hour and thirty-nine
minutes. Although Cushing broke an
arm in the eighteenth round he continued
gamely. Hopper finally won.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
IT WAS LOADED.
An Old War Bomb EJplOdes, Fatally
Woundlng Several Persons.

HARPER's FERRY, ". VA, April o.
A picnic party Sunday afternoon on Boil
var Heights, above tow IN, came across
an old bombshell, RELIC OF the war. 1t
was taken to Major Gockeril's house
and several young men began pounding
it with stones, while the rest of the party
gathered around. Suddenly two terrific
EXPLOSIONS occurred. Six persons about
the shell were seriOusl ~ hurt and three
fatally, each having a lin 3 blown off.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
More Rain in HopB ms County.

correspondence OF the Gazette
BLACK JACK GROVE, Tx, April "a
Another fine rain fell he Re Friday, which
makes the wheat and oatI crop certainty.
The present prospects fer crops this year
were never better any previous year.
With two or three more rains we will
live in a land of peace and plenty this
fnI
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
A Extinct Volcano
Chicago Herald

They are putting the question Of pro
hibition rather pointedIy IN Texas. "Shall
Texas 60 without whisky?" asks news
paper, which then proceeds to explain the
awful meaning OF the issue. Texas with
out whisky would be en- extinct volcano,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

THE Fort Worth and Rio Grande, 1870
miles southwest. Then, the Fort Worth,
Burnett and Austin. Then to deep water
at Arkansas or Corpus Christi.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Al persons seeking employment tCho cannot df-
ford to pay may advertise in this column for sitt
tiO1lS free Of charge.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

Mr.. CLEVELAND can better afford
to declare his intention to retire
TO private life at the end of his
term than the Democratic party can afford
TO have him do so.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
Grow Promised.
sWeetWater Record

The Fort Worth GAZETTE and Dallas
News are against prohibition. They both
circulate largely in Western Texas, and
will have to eat crow after the votes are
counted out here in August next.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

MAYOR BRoILEs cast the deciding vote
against himself. The mayor deserves
credit for yielding gracefully to public
sentiment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

THIS city has not begun the work OF Or
ganizing it's forces a day too soon. Bust
ness men and manufacturers are notgo'ng
to spend all the year looking for locations
IN Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
To be Triedin djhicago.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 26.-Judge Tuley
this morning overruled the motion for a
clenge of venue from Cbok county in the
bOodlers' cases. and the trials will there
fore take place in Chicago.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

The boom CT the Panhandle OF Texas is
coming on as fast as time and railroad
builders can bring it. This boom will be
visible to the naked eye in less than six
months
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

HAY /, direct rail connection between
Kansas Cityand the Gulf via Gainesville
and Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

To The Austin Statesman: Can't you
get up wind enough to say, just once,
s'on to Fort Werth via Burnett"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

If Mr.. SToRRIE is right about there
being "a ring here" it has been demon
strated that it is a ring easily broken.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

II Mr.. SToRRIE succeeds in filling his
contract he will go far towards proving
that "there is 8 ring here"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

MAYOR HEWITT is living illustration
of the sweeping qualities of new broom.
In looking over the regulations for the
city of New York, he found law pre-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

ALDERMAN WARD made friends yes
terdaY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

Aa-subscrlbers Wishing their address
changed from one postofice to another, must
give the Of address as well as the new, or the
chenEe cannot be made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

FORT WORTH is organizing. Now for
work.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

THE GAZETTE has The Largest
kena-flde Circulation of any Daily
.easpapeF Published in Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

On to Kansas City.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 81.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
WESTERN

vestment. l have ten years practical eyp.e
ence, and a thorough knowledge of the -
having surveyed seven years ON the fropst,
Address, W. L. Kaye
6i0 Main
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
WANTED-LANn.

WANTED-Flfty thoasasd 20 300 600 &,
w ranch, with good water supply, for lea
wi h p4iylse9s OF purchase give descrip,a
terms OF lease, price of land, etc AGdl:
James u. Roe, care Elliott & Roe, Fort Won
Tex
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING COMPANY.

-iSce of Publication Second ST bet,ceen Houston
-Vd ThrockHsOrton. Entered at fAe Fort boTIth'
TerQs. Posfoffce as Second Glass Mail Matter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
FOR sALE-DWELLINGs

NOR SALE-My resideneeY furnished Or {
Z turn shed; In goedsrepR1r. Apply on
premises to Mrs @. Il Newton, corner Tt
teenth and Lamar streets.
NOR SALE-The handsome residence pr7
1 erty formerly owned by Maj 5r u. =. Jar
corner baR4AF and Sixth st -eets in the CltJ
Fort Worth, or viii exchange for unmprO
agricuItu al lands. b. y. Bore1, Dallas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.

TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
postage Prepaid by the PubItshers.)
Daily Weekly.
Orc Year,. $40 90 One Year. 81 30
Six Months. 49,. 5 80 six Months. ! %
Thee Months. 5 90 Three Months. %
sunday GAzETTES2 per annum, postpaid.
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
wANTED-F En1ALE HELP


WTANTEO-A. good svhfte WON IN for general
w house WORK. Apply at w. T. PatteI sons
feed store. -..s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
EEAL EsTA1E AeEETs.

y a
Land Agent and Stock Broker,
San Angelo n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
TO EXUHANGE

MY HONE and business now being In Nos
M Texas, would exchange valuable prOps-
in Galveston for property either n Fort We'd
Dallas, Gainesville or Cleburne. Inquire
Robinson BIOS butchers and dealers IN CSs]
etc. 1906 Main street. FORT Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

WANTED "A middle aged. Eoma a " mo- can
w cook and wash fdsE q family CT five, can
obtain situation by fddre ssing Housskeeper,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
FOX s4LE-LIVE STOCK.

NOR SALE-Sixty good b sokAhnFses, used
L the traik last season ESQ 100 high gr3
native bEE1fsf ~ atCher & Woods. Bort WOr't
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

NT1VJAN = kYLAND, general land ana
' lection agents for the PanhanGIS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27
FOB DN~RGEFSGs.
Sx,s..sE,, Laa9Al ! ssegssE

NOR rem IA three room cottage Al
II a. VI. HighhOus, at W. f. Lakes OfiiC
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

EURNfsHED R0ods for rent. J. N. R
Il bins, S02 East W atberfOrd street.
Il public spasEsnE OF other reputable mi
ings. Apply to II. StelDfeldt, Third and Thr.
morton streets. ..-..,
DOR REN r--r uEntshea room, 50. az col
n osF0aFth and Gro e streets. w. Norri;
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-27
SAD SUICIDE.
Robert Stradiing shoots Himself in Al
Presence Of His wi lie ami Daug hter.

E"bert stradiing Shoots Himself in the
Presence Of His w ife and Daug ghter.
A very Sai suicide occurred in Jackson
| township, two and half miles south Of st.
Paris, Wednesday evening. says the Urbana
Citizen. The victim is Robert Stradling. a
young married man Of about twenty
years of age. Stradling had just finished
his dinner and gone 10 his room, and after
reaching the room he sent his little girl
down stairs for razor When she returned
her mother was with her, who inf0rme 1
her husband that his brother ha,i borrowed
the razor. Stradling was sitting on the bed
at the time. and without saying word he
drew revolver from his pocket and placed
the muzzle against his head just back Of
the ear, pulled the trigger and sent bullet
crashing through his head. right in the
presence of his wife and little girl. He
fell over on the floor and fingered about
thirty minutes. when he died.
The only cause that can he assigned for
the deed is deSpondency, though from what
reason no one seems to know. He has a
wife and two children. and was to all ap-
pearances getting along well. He bore =
good reputation, and his sad ending is \
severe shock Ia his many friends.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-27
ALMOST A PANIC.

A C"rtain Catches Fire During an In
t-rtainment III Ben>on's school House.
An entertainment was given out at Ben
sons school house last Thursday evening
during which several exciting incidents oc
CURED. The Lagonda band furnished thu
music. Mr.. Ben McIntiIe. of this city
teaches the school. The entertainment
consisted of songs, dialogues, etc. A lamp
exploited early in the evening. the flames
covered the carpet and leaped up very
thieateningly. Twice, later on. the drop
curtain caught on fire and blaZed up NEIL
acingly, almost creating panic. On an
other occasion young man was burning
some red tableau lire on shovel, when
somebody. according to pre-arrangement.
fired OF a gun Just behind him 10 give ef-
feet TO the scene. This startled the young
man 50 much that he dropped the red fire
and il covered ever, thing. Nobody was
hurt. but there WAS plenty of excitement
for awhile.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-27
THE RAILROADS.
New. of General and Local Interest
Changes Ia he Made ana - Change oi
Time sunday.

| News Of General and Local interest-
| Changes To he Made and - Change al
| Time sunday.
Baggage handlers are a. busy as they
could be.
4 six cent rate is placed on wheat from
| Duluth to Buffalo.
The new time card goes into effece sun
day, al Il o'clock noon.
In calling time in this column standard ol
railroad time is always used.
The Pennsylvania company is noted fol
Its >elfishnesS all along the line.
Superintendent Van Tassell is home from
indianapolis, and left for findlay on bust
hess.
NJ. NJ. DeFrees rrturns 10 indianapolis
this evening. lie is the chief engineer oi
the |. B. X W.
The lOca. agents here are working hard
for western and eastern business, and com.
petition is sharp.
The Bee Line had no news today, and tht
little Ohio Southern is saving wood ant
| amt saying word.
Ii is gratifying To note the promptneS.
with which the l.. +. Il W. is meeting
claims against the company.
y. IL. smith, late district passenger agent
of the Pan Handle, at Columbus, was mad,
city ticket agent at that point.
! Judge Blandin, of Cleveland. who is her,
in court trying case. is reported as hayins
been railrOader before he took to the law
The West Shore now works its ST. Loui.
business over the Wabash. and its Indian
apolis and Cincinnati business over the BE,
Line.
J. 6. Ruple, travelling passenger agent q
the Pennsylvania, has been promoted I,
district passenger agent, with Office at Co
| iunibus.
Conductor John Davis, who had pas
Senger run on the Ohio Southern. is now oi
the {. II. 4 d., between Dayton and Gin
cinnati.
Yesterday and today the sleeping cal
business of the Wagner company over til,
Bee Line was the lighteSt known fol
many months.
The ward Office of the / r. A. W. whicl
has heen ,t Gallagher u,ra.t w,s u,oraJ :,
the new yards this morning and locat-t
near East street.
The western rate war WAS op.neJ yester
day by the Rec inc a, 81 jouis wbar,
| they placed San Francisco ,ickets ON sail. ,t
one fare for the round trim
T. Eo-a -, m. p.,ns,.I,,,ia s,.,,.,,
is going the rounds meeting the ticke,
agents and arranging salaries and matter,
regarding commissions. growing ont of IN.
boycott.
In barsorg,,;z.,;o, n, ,b.Ip G. W
svs,sm man .hanaas IN ~. - ";
s.,,...r,I ,anar,,,,,',. ., ~, -, r,ISa,.,i
for In fac, The Late is ,naJa mn and ths
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